Those challenging CM Yogi have backed down: Shrikant Sharma

Mathura, Nov 4 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and Mathura-Vrindavan MLA Shrikant Sharma on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the opposition, claiming that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has backed down from challenging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, as he is convinced of the BJP's return to power in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to reporters, Sharma said Akhilesh had earlier challenged the Chief Minister to contest elections from Ayodhya but now he has surrendered and retreated, realising that the BJP would once again form the government in the state. Highlighting Uttar Pradesh's development over the past decade, Sharma said the state's landscape…